Champions Trophy 2025: Semi-Final 2, NZ vs SA Match Prediction – Who will win today’s Champions Trophy match between NZ vs SA?
Champions Trophy 2025: Semi-Final 2, NZ vs SA Match Prediction – Who will win today’s Champions Trophy match between NZ vs SA?
𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 : New Zealand vs South Africa
𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 : March 05, Wednesday
𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 : 2:30 PM (IST)
𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 : Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 : 2nd ODI Semi Final, 2025
New Zealand (NZ) will take on South Africa (SA) in Semi-Final 2 of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday, March 5.
The Kiwis have played a tactical brand of cricket in the prestigious event for which they are renowned. The side finished second in Group A, winning two out of three games. Their wins came against Pakistan (by 60 runs) and Bangladesh (by five wickets), respectively. Their sole defeat came at the hands of India by 44 runs in their last league game in Dubai. However, the side will be putting that defeat behind their back and be looking forward to the upcoming game. In the Pakistan Tri-Nation Series, which was held ahead of the Champions Trophy, the Mitchell Santner-led side had faced the Proteas at this very ground and defeated them by six wickets.
On the other hand, the South African side has made its way through to the next round of the tournament convincingly. In the group stage, the team registered two wins and one game ended without a result against Australia. The side finished with five points and is in a good space. However, the team is struggling with some injury concerns as on the eve of the clash, George Linde was called up as the cover for star batter Aiden Markram, who injured his right hamstring in the field against England. Meanwhile, skipper Temba Bavuma and opener Tony de Zorzi have recovered in time from illness and are expected to play in the upcoming game.
Pitch Report
The Gaddafi Stadium has played host to a couple of high-scoring clashes in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025. There has been even bounce on the surface, and the margin for error is very little for the bowlers. Batters can score a lot of runs if they are willing to spend time in the middle. The average first innings score is 338. The team winning the toss will be looking to bowl first.
NZ vs SA Predicted Playing 11
New Zealand (NZ):
Tom Latham (wk), WA Young, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, DJ Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (C), MJ Henry, William O’Rourke, KA Jamieson
South Africa (SA):
RD Rickelton (wk), H Klaasen, T Bavuma (C), AK Markram, HE van der Dussen, KA Maharaj, DA Miller, M Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, K Rabada, L Ngidi
NZ vs SA Probable Best Performers
Probable Best Batter: Tom Latham
New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Tom Latham has been his side’s best batter so far. In the three games that he has played, Latham managed to score 187 runs and is currently the fourth-highest run scorer of the competition. The southpaw has had a good outing with the bat in the side’s first two league games, recording scores of 118* and 55 runs, respectively. For the Kiwis to reach the finals, Latham’s performance with the bat will be important.
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